Dependency generation reclaim behavior in PM and Hermes
Cluster 124668. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #124968 on 27 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- Known?
- Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #124968. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
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resolved, deciding PR #124968. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These items concern how and whether superseded dependency generations are reclaimed during package manager maintenance, repair, and GC operations. The members explore or adjust the conditions under which generation collection occurs across different code paths.
Open issues0
Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#124968 hermes update and hermes pm repair reclaim superseded dependency generations (salvage #124677)
files:
hermes_cli/_update_takeover.py,hermes_cli/update_completion.py,pm/recovery.py,tests/e2e/core/upgrade/pm/test_generation_gc.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_update_completion_process.py,tests/pm/test_takeover_preparation.py
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: merged via another change 1
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#124677 fix(pm): collect generations after maintenance syncs · merged via another change →
388c63e,#124968
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#124668hermes update and hermes pm repair never reclaim superseded dependency generations (only pm gc does)
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- Merged PRs
- #124968
- Closed issues
- 1
- Attempts
- 1 PR closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 27 Sep 2026